Adopted by the SEAFDEC and the OIE on 17 May 2005

PREAMBLE

Whereas the World Organisation for Animal Health (hereinafter referred to as “OIE”) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (hereinafter referred to as “SEAFDEC”) wish to cooperate in the field of aquatic animal health and aquatic products food safety in Southeast Asia (hereinafter referred to as the SEAFDEC region);

Therefore the Parties have agreed as follows:

Article 1

Either Party will keep the other informed of its activities of mutual interest in relation to aquatic animal health and aquatic product food safety in the SEAFDEC region.

Article 2

Either Party will invite the other to participate as an observer in its open meetings where matters of mutual interest will arise, and will exchange reports in matters of aquatic animal health in the SEAFDEC region, including sharing results of joint meetings.

Article 3

Both Parties will exchange documents on subjects of mutual interest in relation to the management of aquatic animal health in the SEAFDEC region.

Article 4

Both Parties will endeavor to develop further cooperation through both formal and informal consultations on issue of common interest.

Article 5

promotion of the use of International Standards; the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code and the OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases. For this purpose, the OIE provides SEAFDEC with the latest version of the Code and the Manual. ) ;